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Instructional Design Courses

Instructional design courses can help you learn curriculum development, assessment strategies, and learner engagement techniques. You can build skills in creating effective learning experiences, utilizing multimedia resources, and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and learning management systems, which support the design and delivery of educational content.


Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    Adobe

    Drawing and Building Shapes in Adobe Illustrator

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Logo Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Erstelle digitale Produkte in Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Design Software, Digital Publishing, Marketing, Creative Design, Data Sharing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    PySide2 Training

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Software Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Development Environment, Cross Platform Development, Application Development, Data Entry

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create professional mockups on Moqups

    Skills you'll gain: Mockups, Diagram Design, Web Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Data Sharing, Usability, UI Components

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Crea tu tarjeta de presentación con canva

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Image Quality, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design, Creative Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Identity and Access Management

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Accounts, Data Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Listening and Engagement on Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, User Feedback

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Marketing Strategy: Analyze, Design & Evaluate

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Brand Loyalty, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Strategy, Performance Measurement, Digital Marketing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics, Semantic Web, Performance Metric, Digital Marketing, Algorithms, Personalized Service, Text Mining, User Feedback, Natural Language Processing, User Research, Data Structures

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    Packt

    Managing Conflict

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Active Listening, Mediation, Teamwork, Collaboration, De-escalation Techniques, Negotiation, Leadership, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Accountability

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Risk-Based and White-Box Test Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Software Testing, Risk Analysis, Code Coverage, Test Case, Unit Testing, Test Engineering, Test Planning, Integration Testing

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Legal Document Management

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Document Management, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Contract Review, Quality Assurance, Risk Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular instructional design courses

  • Drawing and Building Shapes in Adobe Illustrator: Adobe
  • Erstelle digitale Produkte in Visme : Coursera
  • PySide2 Training: EDUCBA
  • Create professional mockups on Moqups: Coursera
  • Crea tu tarjeta de presentación con canva: Coursera
  • AWS: Identity and Access Management: Whizlabs
  • Listening and Engagement on Social Media: Google
  • Master Marketing Strategy: Analyze, Design & Evaluate: EDUCBA
  • Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Managing Conflict: Packt

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